Phrase guide

salt cod

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Cod, especially [Atlantic] cod, that has been caught and salted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: saltfish[Appendix:Glossary, fish, seafood, food

2

noun

Meaning 2

Cod, especially [Atlantic] cod, that has been caught and salted.

That which has been both dried and salted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: often, specifically

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: klipfish, clipfish

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: saltfish[Appendix:Glossary, fish, seafood, food

3

noun

Meaning 3

codfish preserved in salt; must be desalted and flaked by soaking in water and pounding; used in e.g. codfish cakes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cod, codfish

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: bacallà — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Czech: solená treska — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Czech: solená ryba — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Danish: klipfisk — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Dutch: klipvis — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Dutch: bakkeljauw — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Faroese: klippfiskur — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Finnish: kuivattu ja suolattu turska — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • French: morue salée — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Gallurese: baccaglià — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • German: Klippfisch — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Greek: μπακαλιάρος (bakaliáros) — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Greek: μπακαλάος (bakaláos) — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Greek: βακαλάος (vakaláos) — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Hiligaynon: bakaláw — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Hungarian: sózott tőkehal — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Ido: salomoruo — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Irish: trosc saillte — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Italian: baccalà — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Korean: 바칼라 (bakalla) — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Korean: 염대구 (yeomdaegu) — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Norwegian: klippfisk — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Polish: solony dorsz — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Portuguese: bacalhau — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Russian: клипфиск (klipfisk) — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Campidanese Sardinian: baccalliari — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Sardinian: baccaglià — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Sassarese: baccaglià — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Serbo-Croatian: бака̀ла̄р — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Serbo-Croatian: сушени бакалар — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Serbo-Croatian: bakàlār — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Serbo-Croatian: sušeni bakalar — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Sicilian: baccalà — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Slovene: bakala — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Spanish: bacalao — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Sranan Tongo: batyaw — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Swedish: kabeljo — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Tagalog: bakalaw — Cod that has been dried and salted
  • Welsh: codyn hallt — Cod that has been dried and salted